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Sep 13
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This show includes a special feature that marked the 23rd anniversary of the massacre carried out in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Sept13_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Sep 13
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News Highlights: Palestinian officials boycott handover ceremony, marking Israel’s redeployment from Gaza, due to Israel’s unilateral closure of the vital Rafah border crossing. Sept. 12th – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits evacuated settlement and says Gaza must not become one large prison. Amnesty Int’l. today deplored the failure of UK authorities to act upon the …
Sep 06
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This week marked the 18th anniversary of Voice of Palestine being on the air at Coop radio, and to mark the occasion, we examined the state of mainstream Canadian media today and how it has changed in the last two decades. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your …
Sep 06
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News Highlights: Sep. 6th – Israeli cabinet minister says the Gazan redeployment is a “window of opportunity” to build up the West Bank settlement blocs, as further construction is approved in the Ariel settlement. Sep. 6th – Israeli Defense Minister instructs West Bank commanders to “show no pity for anyone” at roadblocks. Sep. 6th – …
Aug 30
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This show includes an interview with local journalist, Greg Felton, about anti-Arab bias in the media and the increasing anti-Arab racism in Canada in general. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug30_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Aug 30
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News Highlights: Ariel Sharon says Israel will always hold on to the larger settlement blocs in the West Bank, and the issue of removing any smaller, isolated ones will only be dealt with in the final stage of negotiations. Palestinian militants renew commitment to a ceasefire, until the end of this year; however, they say …
Aug 23
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News Highlights: As the last Jewish settlement in Gaza is cleared, Ariel Sharon says he will continue expanding West Bank settlements, in specific Ma’ale Adumim, linking it to “Greater Jerusalem”, and annexing the Ariel settlement to Israel. Mahmoud Abbas promises that the Gaza airport will soon reopen, despite the lack of agreement by Israel. Aug. …
Aug 23
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This week includes an interview with Noah, a Vancouver peace activist, who spent 7 weeks in Palestine, volunteering with the International Solidarity Movement. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug23_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Aug 16
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This show includes a cultural feature marking the fall of the Tel Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut in August 1976. Download an audio file of today’s entire show to listen at home on your computer: VOP_Aug16_2005_8kbps.mp3 (8 kbps encoding, ~3.5MB)
Aug 16
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News Highlights: Israeli troops seal off Gaza on Aug. 14th for redeployment; Israeli Chief of Staff estimates that there are 5000 Israeli extremists from outside Gaza who have entered recently. U.N. World Food Program stockpiles food supplies for the poorest Palestinians in Gaza for two months due to expected Israeli curfews and closures. Aug. 14th …